2950.03
Notice of duty to register and periodically verify information.

(A)
Each
person who has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or
pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense
and who has a duty to register pursuant to section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code and
each person who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually
oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and who is classified a
juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication shall be provided
notice in accordance with this section of the offender's or delinquent child's
duties imposed under sections
2950.04,
2950.041,
2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code and of
the offender's duties to similarly register, provide notice of a change, and
verify addresses in another state if the offender resides, is temporarily
domiciled, attends a school or institution of higher education, or is employed
in a state other than this state. The following official shall provide the
notice required under this division to the specified person at the following
time:

(1)
Regardless of when the person
committed the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense, if
the person is an offender who is sentenced to a prison term, a term of
imprisonment, or any other type of confinement for any offense, and if on or
after January 1, 2008, the offender is serving that term or is under that
confinement, subject to division (A)(5) of this section, the official in charge
of the jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution in
which the offender serves the prison term, term of imprisonment, or
confinement, or a designee of that official, shall provide the notice to the
offender before the offender is released pursuant to any type of supervised
release or before the offender otherwise is released from the prison term, term
of imprisonment, or confinement.

(2)
Regardless of when the person committed
the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense, if the person
is an offender who is sentenced on or after January 1, 2008 for any offense,
and if division (A)(1) of this section does not apply, the judge shall provide
the notice to the offender at the time of sentencing.

(3)
If the person is a delinquent child who
is classified a juvenile offender registrant on or after January 1, 2008, the
judge shall provide the notice to the delinquent child at the time specified in
division (B) of section
2152.82, division (C) of section
2152.83, division (C) of section
2152.84, or division (E) of
section 2152.85 of the Revised Code,
whichever is applicable.

(4)
If the
person is a delinquent child who is classified as both a juvenile offender
registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant on or
after January 1, 2008, the judge shall provide the notice to the delinquent
child at the time specified in division (B) of section
2152.86 of the Revised Code.

(5)
If the person is an offender or
delinquent child in any of the following categories, the attorney general,
department of rehabilitation and correction, or department of youth services
shall provide the notice to the offender or delinquent child at the time and in
the manner specified in section
2950.031 or division (A) or (B) of
section 2950.032 of the Revised Code,
whichever is applicable:

(a)
An offender or
delinquent child who prior to December 1, 2007, has registered a residence,
school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address
pursuant to section
2950.04,
2950.041, or
2950.05 of the Revised Code;

(b)
An offender or delinquent child
who registers with a sheriff pursuant to section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code on or
after December 1, 2007, previously had not registered under either section with
that sheriff or any other sheriff, and was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or
was classified a juvenile offender registrant relative to the sexually oriented
offense or child-victim oriented offense upon which the registration was based
prior to December 1, 2007;

(c)
An
offender who on December 1, 2007, is serving a prison term in a state
correctional institution for a sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense or each delinquent child who has been classified a juvenile
offender registrant relative to a sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense and who on that date is confined in an institution of the
department of youth services for the sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense;

(d)
An offender
or delinquent child who on or after December 2, 2007, commences a prison term
in a state correctional institution or confinement in an institution of the
department of youth services for a sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense and who was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was classified
a juvenile offender registrant relative to the sexually oriented offense or
child-victim oriented offense prior to that date.

(6)
If the person is an offender or
delinquent child who on or after July 1, 2007, and prior to January 1, 2008, is
convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim
oriented offense and is not sentenced to a prison term for that offense or is
classified a juvenile offender registrant relative to a sexually oriented
offense or child-victim oriented offense and is not committed to the custody of
the department of youth services for that offense, the sentencing court or
juvenile court shall provide the notice to the offender or delinquent child at
the time and in the manner specified in division (C) of section
2950.032 of the Revised Code.

(7)
If the person is an offender or
delinquent child who has a duty to register in this state pursuant to division
(A)(4) of section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code, the
offender or delinquent child is presumed to have knowledge of the law and of
the offender's or delinquent child's duties imposed under sections
2950.04,
2950.041,
2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code.

(B)

(1)
The notice provided under division (A) of this
section shall inform the offender or delinquent child of the offender's or
delinquent child's duty to register, to provide notice of a change in the
offender's or delinquent child's residence address or in the offender's school,
institution of higher education, or place of employment address, as applicable,
and register the new address, to periodically verify the offender's or
delinquent child's residence address or the offender's school, institution of
higher education, or place of employment address, as applicable, and, if
applicable, to provide notice of the offender's or delinquent child's intent to
reside, pursuant to sections
2950.04,
2950.041,
2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code. The
notice shall specify that, for an offender, it applies regarding residence
addresses or school, institution of higher education, and place of employment
addresses and that, for a delinquent child, it applies regarding residence
addresses. Additionally, it shall inform the offender of the offender's duties
to similarly register, provide notice of a change in, and verify those
addresses in states other than this state as described in division (A) of this
section. A notice provided under division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this
section shall comport with the following:

(a)
If the notice is provided to an offender under division (A)(1) or (2) of this
section, the official, official's designee, or judge shall require the offender
to read and sign a form stating that the offender's duties to register, to file
a notice of intent to reside, if applicable, to register a new residence
address or new school, institution of higher education, or place of employment
address, and to periodically verify those addresses, and the offender's duties
in other states as described in division (A) of this section have been
explained to the offender. If the offender is unable to read, the official,
official's designee, or judge shall certify on the form that the official,
designee, or judge specifically informed the offender of those duties and that
the offender indicated an understanding of those duties.

(b)
If the notice is provided to a delinquent
child under division (A)(3) or (4) of this section, the judge shall require the
delinquent child and the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or custodian to
read and sign a form stating that the delinquent child's duties to register, to
file a notice of intent to reside, if applicable, to register a new residence
address, and to periodically verify that address have been explained to the
delinquent child and to the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
If the delinquent child or the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or
custodian is unable to read, the judge shall certify on the form that the judge
specifically informed the delinquent child or the delinquent child's parent,
guardian, or custodian of those duties and that the delinquent child or the
delinquent child's parent, guardian, or custodian indicated an understanding of
those duties.

(2)
The
notice provided under divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section shall be on a
form prescribed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and
shall contain all of the information specified in division (A) of this section
and all of the information required by the bureau. The notice provided under
divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section shall include, but is not limited to,
all of the following:

(a)
For any notice
provided under divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section, an explanation of the
offender's periodic residence address or periodic school, institution of higher
education, or place of employment address verification process or of the
delinquent child's periodic residence address verification process, an
explanation of the frequency with which the offender or delinquent child will
be required to verify those addresses under that process, a statement that the
offender or delinquent child must verify those addresses at the times specified
under that process or face criminal prosecution or a delinquent child
proceeding, and an explanation of the offender's duty to similarly register,
verify, and reregister those addresses in another state if the offender resides
in another state, attends a school or institution of higher education in
another state, or is employed in another state.

(b)
If the notice is provided under division
(A)(3) or (4) of this section, a statement that the delinquent child has been
classified by the adjudicating juvenile court judge or the judge's successor in
office a juvenile offender registrant and, if applicable, a public-registry
qualified juvenile offender registrant and has a duty to comply with sections
2950.04,
2950.041,
2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code;

(c)
If the notice is provided under
division (A)(3) or (4) of this section, a statement that, if the delinquent
child fails to comply with the requirements of sections
2950.04,
2950.041,
2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code, both
of the following apply:

(i)
If the delinquent
child's failure occurs while the child is under eighteen years of age, the
child is subject to proceedings under Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code based
on the failure, but if the failure occurs while the child is eighteen years of
age or older, the child is subject to criminal prosecution based on the
failure.

(ii)
If the delinquent
child's failure occurs while the child is under eighteen years of age, unless
the child is emancipated, as defined in section
2919.121 of the Revised Code, the
failure of the parent, guardian, or custodian to ensure that the child complies
with those requirements is a violation of section
2919.24 of the Revised Code and
may result in the prosecution of the parent, guardian, or custodian for that
violation.

(3)

(a)
After an
offender described in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section has signed the
form described in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section or the official,
official's designee, or judge has certified on the form that the form has been
explained to the offender and that the offender indicated an understanding of
the duties indicated on it, the official, official's designee, or judge shall
give one copy of the form to the offender, within three days shall send one
copy of the form to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in
accordance with the procedures adopted pursuant to section
2950.13 of the Revised Code, shall
send one copy of the form to the sheriff of the county in which the offender
expects to reside, and shall send one copy of the form to the sheriff of the
county in which the offender was convicted or pleaded guilty if the offender
has a duty to register pursuant to division (A)(1) of section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code.

(b)
After a delinquent child
described in division (A)(3) or (4) of this section and the delinquent child's
parent, guardian, or custodian have signed the form described in divisions
(B)(1) and (2) of this section or the judge has certified on the form that the
form has been explained to the delinquent child or the delinquent child's
parent, guardian, or custodian and that the delinquent child or the delinquent
child's parent, guardian, or custodian indicated an understanding of the duties
and information indicated on the form, the judge shall give a copy of the form
to both the delinquent child and to the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or
custodian, within three days shall send one copy of the form to the bureau of
criminal identification and investigation in accordance with the procedures
adopted pursuant to section
2950.13 of the Revised Code, shall
send one copy of the form to the sheriff of the county in which the delinquent
child expects to reside, and shall send one copy of the form to the sheriff of
the county in which the child was adjudicated a delinquent child if the
delinquent child has a duty to register pursuant to division (A)(1) of section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code.

(C)
The
official, official's designee, judge, chief of police, or sheriff who is
required to provide notice to an offender or delinquent child under divisions
(A)(1) to (4) of this section shall determine the offender's or delinquent
child's name, identifying factors, and expected future residence address in
this state or any other state, shall obtain the offender's or delinquent
child's criminal and delinquency history, and shall obtain a photograph and the
fingerprints of the offender or delinquent child. Regarding an offender, the
official, designee, or judge also shall obtain from the offender the offender's
current or expected future school, institution of higher education, or place of
employment address in this state, if any. If the notice is provided by a judge
under division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this section, the sheriff shall provide
the offender's or delinquent child's criminal and delinquency history to the
judge. The official, official's designee, or judge shall obtain this
information and these items prior to giving the notice, except that a judge may
give the notice prior to obtaining the offender's or delinquent child's
criminal and delinquency history. Within three days after receiving this
information and these items, the official, official's designee, or judge shall
forward the information and items to the bureau of criminal identification and
investigation in accordance with the forwarding procedures adopted pursuant to
section 2950.13 of the Revised Code, to
the sheriff of the county in which the offender or delinquent child expects to
reside and to the sheriff of the county in which the offender or delinquent
child was convicted, pleaded guilty, or adjudicated a delinquent child if the
offender or delinquent child has a duty to register pursuant to division (A)(1)
of section
2950.04 or
2950.041 of the Revised Code, and,
regarding an offender, to the sheriff of the county, if any, in which the
offender attends or will attend a school or institution of higher education or
is or will be employed. If the notice is provided under division (A)(3) or (4)
of this section and if the delinquent child has been committed to the
department of youth services or to a secure facility, the judge, in addition to
the other information and items described in this division, also shall forward
to the bureau and to the sheriff notification that the child has been so
committed. If it has not already done so, the bureau of criminal identification
and investigation shall forward a copy of the fingerprints and conviction data
received under this division to the federal bureau of investigation.